Oleni
There is another municipality of the same name in the prefecture of Achaia, see Loussika, the seat of Oleni. The is also Oleni Island and Oleni in Russia
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | prefecture of Ilia |
| Province: | Province of Ilia |
| Seat: | Karatoula |
| Location: | 37°44′25″N 21°33′24″E / 37.74028°N 21.55667°E |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank |
km² Rank xxth |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank |
7,560 -/km² |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: |
around 100 m 240 m(centre) around 600 m |
| Communes: | 16 |
| Postal code: | 270 64 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26210 (030-26210)-6 |
| Municipal code: | 1722 |
| Car designation: | HA
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | OLN |
Oleni (Greek: Ωλένη) is a village and a municipality in the northcentral part of the prefecture of Ilia. It is located about 20 km S of Simopoulo, NE of Pyrgos, SE of Amaliada, E of Vounargo and NW of Olympia. The largest community is Goumero.
Communes
- Agia Anna
- Arvaniti
- Charia
- Cheimadi
- Goumero
- Karatoula
- Klidereika (pop: 8)
- Marmara (pop: 3)
- Karya
- Klindia
- Koutsochera
- Lanthio
- Latzoio
- Agios Georgios
- Almyriki (pop: 96)
- Grammatikos (pop: 28)
- Magoula
- Mouzaki
- Oleni
- Pefki
- Sopi
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 594 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 964 | 13/2.19% | 7,560 | - |
| 2001 | 981 | 92/15.16% | 9,026 | 1,466/19.39% |
The village of Karatoula has a school, a secondary school, a lyceum, three churches, a post office,a football ground, a sporting hall and a square (plateia). The place dates back to the ancient times like a town which called "Amphidolis".
Str. 8.3.10 (Weight: 0.2) _ [ 10 ] τὸ δ' Ἀλείσιον ἔστι τὸ νῦν Ἀλεσιαῖον, χώρα περὶ τὴν Ἀμφιδολίδα, ἐν ᾗ καὶ κατὰ μῆνα ἀγορὰν συνάγουσιν οἱ περίοικοι: κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς ὀρεινῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς ἐξ Ἤλιδος εἰς Ὀλυμπίαν: πρότερον δ' ἦν πόλις τῆς Πισάτιδος, ἄλλοτ' ἄλλως τῶν ὅρων ἐπαλλαττόντων διὰ τὰς τῶν ἡγεμόνων μεταβολάς:
<<... Aleisium is the present Alesiaeum, a territory in the neighbourhood of Amphidolis, in which the people of the surrounding country hold a monthly market. It is situated on the mountain-road that runs from Elis to Olympia. In earlier times it was a city of Pisatis, for the boundaries have varied at different times on account of the change of rulers. The poet also calls Aleisium "Hill of Aleisium," when he says: "until we caused our horses to set foot on Buprasium, rich in wheat, and on the Olenian Rock, and of Aleisium where is the place called Hill" (we must interpret the words as a case of hyperbaton, that is, as equivalent to "and p43 where is the place called Hill of Aleisium"). Some writers point also to a river Aleisius... >>
River Aleisius is near Karatoula.
Much of the area and the municipality are forests while the remainder of the land are some farmland rivers and streams.
External links
| North: Pineia | ||
| West: Iardanos |
Oleni | East: Foloi? |
| South: Pyrgos |
Panoleniakos Karatoula F.C. Web Site By Eugene Kotsonis